William Burnett

• Name	William Burnett
  Gender	Male
  Departure	3 Jul 1684	Montrose, Angus, Scotland
  	Aboard the Thomas and Benjamin as servant with brother William
  Arrival	Oct 1684	Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [1]
  	Imported by David Mudie
  Role	Nov 1684	Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
  	Indentured servant
  Residence	Bef 12 Dec 1684	Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [2]
  	According to David Mudie, William had written to his sons to encourage some of them to come to East Jersey
  Property	19 Mar 1688/89	Monmouth, New Jersey, USA   [3]
  	Board of Proprietors agreed a warrant for 160 acres to George Willox to lay out headland for himself and two servants, and for Williamm Burnett and daughter
  Property	1 May 1690	Monmouth, New Jersey, USA   [4, 5]
  	Headland purchased by George Willoks from William, his wife Eliza and others. Warrant for his headland had been agreed by the Board of Proprietors, 19 March 1689
  Origin	Angus, Scotland
  	Possibly Montrose
  Person ID	I45062	East Jersey Genealogies
  Last Modified	19 Oct 2025

  
  

  Children	1. Elizabeth Burnett  [Father: natural]
  Family ID	F31926	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Oct 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Departure - Aboard the Thomas and Benjamin as servant with brother William - 3 Jul 1684 - Montrose, Angus, Scotland Arrival - Imported by David Mudie - Oct 1684 - Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Role - Indentured servant - Nov 1684 - Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Residence - According to David Mudie, William had written to his sons to encourage some of them to come to East Jersey - Bef 12 Dec 1684 - Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Property - Board of Proprietors agreed a warrant for 160 acres to George Willox to lay out headland for himself and two servants, and for Williamm Burnett and daughter - 19 Mar 1688/89 - Monmouth, New Jersey, USA Property - Headland purchased by George Willoks from William, his wife Eliza and others. Warrant for his headland had been agreed by the Board of Proprietors, 19 March 1689 - 1 May 1690 - Monmouth, New Jersey, USA Origin - Possibly Montrose - - Angus, Scotland  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3607] Nelson, William, Calendar of Records in the Office of the Secretary of State, 1664-1703, p65. [S3558] Whitehead, William A., East Jersey under the Proprietary Governments; A Narrative of Events Connected with the Settlement and Progress of the Province, until the Surrender of the Government to the Crown in 1703, p433. [S3720] Miller, George J., The Minutes of the Board of Proprietors of the Eastern Division of New Jersey from 1685 to 1705, p182. [S3607] Nelson, William, Calendar of Records in the Office of the Secretary of State, 1664-1703, p175. [S3652] "Early Land Records, 1650-1900s", State of New Jersey, Department of State, Early Land Records, 1650-1900s, D(EJ): Folio 167 (SSTSE023).